Bad thing to do when you see red

The answer to “Bad thing to do when you see red” in the New York Times crossword is ACCELERATE — a 10-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 18, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 59-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Bad thing to do when you see red” answer

ACCELERATE (10 letters)

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Why the answer is ACCELERATE

ACCELERATE is the 10-letter solution that fits "Bad thing to do when you see red" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 18, 2025 (59-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ACCELERATE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ACCELERATE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Bad thing to do when you see red” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

April 18, 2025 (most recent) → ACCELERATE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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